jagoff

English

Etymology

From jag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jagoff (plural jagoffs)

1. (derogatory, dialectal, Western Pennsylvania) An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.
   • 1940, Joseph Shannon, "Hodge-Podge", in Spring Hill Quarterly (Spring 1940), Spring Hill College, page 20:

     You don't look like a Mullen. In fact, you look like a Chekov, or a jag-off.

Synonyms

• dickwad, douchebag, idiot, jerk, jagwagon; for more, see Thesaurus:jerk